(It's) unlikely to fall that far but it's good fundamental support and I believe more likely that gold is going to hover somewhere between $500 and $525 an ounce in the early months of 2006. |
A firmer trend in house construction is expected to take hold later this year, extending into 2007. Approvals probably rose in February, underpinned by a rebound in the apartment sector. |
At least we got some physical penalties, ... We've been taking a lot of penalties, but at least there were some aggressive ones. Special teams have been winning us games, but their penalty kill did a very good job against our power play. |
Australian consumers will have to tighten their budgets, spend less at the shopping mall and attempt to pare back existing debt. |
Consumer spending has been choppy over the past year in response to volatile petrol prices and a soft housing market. We believe that a recovery in consumer spending is now starting to take hold. |
Corporate Australia is firmly behind the wheel of the Australian economy, while consumers have taken on the role of passengers in the current environment. |
Four minutes. That's too long. |
Given the global outperformance of the Australian share market, some investors are questioning the possibility of further gains. |
He appears to have very strong communications skills, but also strong listening skills, which I think are important. You want to demonstrate that you're listening to your patients. |
I believe interest rates are going to be on hold as far as the eye can see. |
I've really seen him change over the past two months. You could just notice his presence more, how physical he was and what a leader he was. He keeps getting better and better. |
If it were to extend these sort of gains for the year, it would have 40% growth. Gains of that sort of magnitude just aren't sustainable. |
If rural exports lift as expected in coming quarters and support expanded export capacity in the mining sector, the much fabled improvement in Australia's trade accounts will be a step closer. |
Increased confidence, a strong housing sector and low interest rates have got Australian consumers in buying mode. |
It is clear that the level of interest rates are at a sweet spot, neither serving to boost economic activity nor acting as a brake on growth. |